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Strong's #3058 - יֵהוּא

Transliteration

Yêhûwʼ

Phonetics

yay-hoo'

Root Word (Etymology)

from (H3068) and (H1931)

Parts of Speech

Proper Name Masculine

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

Jehu = “Jehovah is He”

1) the king of the northern kingdom Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Omri

2) son of Hanani and an Israelite prophet in the time of Baasha and Jehoshaphat

3) the Antothite, a Benjamite, one of David’s mighty warriors

4) a descendant of Judah of the house of Hezron

5) son of Josibiah and a chief of the tribe of Simeon

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (57)

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 41

1 Chronicles 3

2 Chronicles 6

Hosea 1

NAS (58)

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 41

1 Chronicles 4

2 Chronicles 6

Hosea 1

HCS (58)

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 41

1 Chronicles 4

2 Chronicles 6

Hosea 1

BSB (58)

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 41

1 Chronicles 4

2 Chronicles 6

Hosea 1

ESV (58)

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 41

1 Chronicles 4

2 Chronicles 6

Hosea 1

WEB (58)

1 Kings 6

2 Kings 41

1 Chronicles 4

2 Chronicles 6

Hosea 1

KJV (57)

Jehu 57

NAS (58)

Jehu 58

HCS (58)

Jehu 44

Jehu's 1

but Jehu 1

for Jehu 1

he 1

meet Jehu 1

of Jehu 7

of Jehu's 2

BSB (58)

And Jehu 3

And as Jehu 1

But Jehu 1

Jehu 23

Jehu's 1

Now Jehu 1

Now when Jehu 1

So Jehu 3

So while Jehu 1

Then Jehu 5

Thus Jehu 2

When Jehu 1

Yet Jehu 1

but Jehu 1

for Jehu 1

meet Jehu 1

of Jehu 8

of Jehu's 1

ESV (58)

Jehu 58

WEB (58)

* 1

As Jehu 1

But Jehu 2

Jehu 24

Now Jehu 1

So Jehu 3

Then Jehu 1

Thus Jehu 1

When Jehu 1

against Jehu 1

and Jehu 3

but Jehu 1

came to Jehu 1

him to Jehu 1

of Jehu 11

that Jehu 2

to Jehu 3

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

יֵהוּא proper name, masculine (probably contracted from יהוהוא = ׳י is He, compare יֵשׁוּעַ and references; cuneiform Ia-u-a COT 1 Kings 16:23; 2 Kings 9:2 (further Schr^{MBAW 1880,277, ZA iii. 3} Hpt^{BAS i. 296,329} Jäger^{ib. 468}); compare also אֱלִיהוּ) —

1 king of Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Omri (ᵐ5 Ειὀυ, A often Ἰηου, ᵐ5^L Ἰου 1 Kings 19:16,17 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 9:2 36t. 2 Kings 9 & 10 + 2 Kings 12:2; 2 Kings 13:1; 2 Kings 14:8; 2 Kings 15:12; 2 Chronicles 22:7,8,9; 25:17; Hosea 1:4.

2 prophet of Northern Israel in time of Baasha & Jehoshaphat (ᵐ5 Ειὀυ, A Ειἠουᵐ5^L Ἰου in Kings; ᵐ5 Ἰου, Ἰησου, A ᵐ5^L Ἰηου in Chronicles) 1 Kings 16:1,7,12; 2 Chronicles 19:2; 20:34.

3 one of David's heroes 1 Chronicles 12:3 (ᵐ5 Ἰηουλ, ᵐ5^L Ἰηουδ).

4 a Judaite 1 Chronicles 2:38 (twice in verse) (ᵐ5 Ἰηους, A ᵐ5^L Ἰηου).

5 a Simeonite prince 1 Chronicles 4:35 (ᵐ5 οὗτος i.e. (י)הוּא; A ᵐ5^L Ἰηου).

יֵהוּא proper name, masculine see below יהוה above.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

יֵהוּא Jehu, pr.n. (perhaps i.q. יְהוֹהוּא [“for יְהֵי הוּא”] “Jehovah is He,” like יֵשׁוּעַ for יְהוֹשׁוּעַ).

(1) of a king of Israel, who, after exterminating the dynasty of Ahab, held the kingdom from 844-56, B.C.; he was very much opposed to [some kinds of] idolatry, but very cruel, 2 Ki. chap. and 10.

(2) of a prophet living in the kingdom of Israel, in the time of Baasha, 1 Kings 16:1; 2 Chronicles 19:2, 20:34.

(3) of others of little note.

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List of Word Forms

וְיֵה֖וּא וְיֵה֗וּא וְיֵה֞וּא וְיֵהוּא֙ ויהוא יֵ֠הוּא יֵה֑וּא יֵה֔וּא יֵה֖וּא יֵה֗וּא יֵה֛וּא יֵה֣וּא יֵה֤וּא יֵה֤וּא ׀ יֵה֥וּא יֵה֨וּא יֵהֽוּא׃ יֵהוּא֙ יֵהוּא֮ יהוא יהוא׃ לְיֵהוּא֙ ליהוא lə·yê·hū leyeHu ləyêhū veyeHu wə·yê·hū wəyêhū yê·hū yeHu yêhū